US4397684A - Process for pneumatic stirring of a bath of molten metal - Google Patents

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US4397684A
US4397684A US06/354,912 US35491282A US4397684A US 4397684 A US4397684 A US 4397684A US 35491282 A US35491282 A US 35491282A US 4397684 A US4397684 A US 4397684A
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21C—PROCESSING OF PIG-IRON, e.g. REFINING, MANUFACTURE OF WROUGHT-IRON OR STEEL; TREATMENT IN MOLTEN STATE OF FERROUS ALLOYS
    • C21C5/00—Manufacture of carbon-steel, e.g. plain mild steel, medium carbon steel or cast steel or stainless steel
    • C21C5/28—Manufacture of steel in the converter
    • C21C5/30—Regulating or controlling the blowing
    • C21C5/35—Blowing from above and through the bath
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
    • B22D1/00—Treatment of fused masses in the ladle or the supply runners before casting
    • B22D1/002—Treatment with gases
    • B22D1/005—Injection assemblies therefor
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B9/00—General processes of refining or remelting of metals; Apparatus for electroslag or arc remelting of metals
    • C22B9/05—Refining by treating with gases, e.g. gas flushing also refining by means of a material generating gas in situ

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  • the present invention relates to a process of pneumatic stirring of a bath of molten metal. More particularly, the present invention relates to stirring of a bath of molten pig iron during refining of the same in a converter by oxygen blown from above onto the bath.
  • the gaseous fluid is usually an inert gas, such as argon or preferably nitrogen, due to the small cost of the latter.
  • This new technique which is known in the world as the "LBE process" (Lance-Bubbling-Equilibrium) tends, as its name indicates, to realize an equilibrium between the metal and the slag, thus permitting combining of the respective advantages of the classical refining process by blowing oxygen from the top and by blowing oxygen from the bottom.
  • This technique provides especially a better control of the refining operation, by assuring a greater flexibility as to the choice of the moment, the duration, or to a certain extent the intensity, of the gaseous injection.
  • the present invention relates to a process for pneumatic stirring during a certain period a bath of molten metal in a crucible, and comprising the steps of injecting a stirring fluid through elements of permeable refractory material at the bottom of the crucible into the bath of molten metal, wherein the stirring fluid injected through the elements consists at least during part of the stirring period exclusively of an organic liquid, such as a hydrocarbon, or preferably a mixture of hydrocarbons.
  • liquid is to be understood as an organic fluid in liquid state under standard conditions of temperature and pressure, or easily liquefiable under small pressure, possibly under a pressure inferior to the injection pressure in the permeable elements (about 3 to 6 bar).
  • hydrocarbons of the family C n H 4n where n is greater than 2 propane, butane, etc.
  • the process is started by injecting a stirring fluid constituted by an organic liquid, for instance propane, into the bath of molten metal, and then, after a certain time before the desired end of the stirring process, for instance a few minutes before the end, the organic liquid is replaced by an inert gas, such as nitrogen or argon, holding thereby the maximum admissible nitrogen content to a minimum.
  • a stirring fluid constituted by an organic liquid, for instance propane
  • an inert gas such as nitrogen or argon
  • This particular manner of carrying out the method according to the present invention is especially advantageous for the refining of pig iron by oxygen with a stirring of the bath with argon or nitrogen.
  • the process according to the present invention will therefore provide an efficient stirring of the bath during the refining process without risking pollution of the metal with hydrogen or nitrogen.
  • FIGURE of the drawing schematically illustrates in cross section a crucible or converter especially for refining pig iron according to the process of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 shows an arrangement for carrying out the process of the present invention
  • a crucible or converter 1 containing a bath of molten metal M covered by a layer of slag S onto which oxygen is blown through a lance 2.
  • a plurality of permeable refractory elements 4 extend in vertical direction through the bottom 3 of the converter, and connected to the bottom surface of the bottom 3 by holding plates 5.
  • the arrangement furthermore includes a reservoir 6 for an organic liquid, which communicates over a conduit 11 in which a pump 7 and a two-position valve 8 are arranged with a conduit 10 connected by branches extending through the plates 5 with the elements 4, while a reservoir 9 containing a neutral gas under pressure, such as argon or nitrogen, likewise communicates with the two-position valve 8.
  • a reservoir 6 for an organic liquid which communicates over a conduit 11 in which a pump 7 and a two-position valve 8 are arranged with a conduit 10 connected by branches extending through the plates 5 with the elements 4, while a reservoir 9 containing a neutral gas under pressure, such as argon or nitrogen, likewise communicates with the two-position valve 8.
  • the bath of molten metal in the converter is preferably pig iron which is refined by blowing oxygen through the lance 2 onto the top of the bath, and during this refining process the valve 8 is held in the position shown in the drawing so that organic liquid is fed at a certain pressure by means of the pump 7, the conduit 11, the valve 8 and the conduit 10 through the elements 4 of permeable refractory material upwardly through the molten bath of pig iron.
  • the valve 8 is turned through 90° so that now an inert gas from the container 9 is passed through the conduits 12 and 10 and injected through the elements 4 upwardly through the bath.

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WO2002077611A1 (fr) * 2001-03-22 2002-10-03 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Procede d'agitation d'une solution et cellule echantillon utilisee dans ce procede
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US3854932A (en) * 1973-06-18 1974-12-17 Allegheny Ludlum Ind Inc Process for production of stainless steel
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WO1990000242A1 (en) * 1987-06-05 1990-01-11 Aga Ab Scavenging of gas through a melt in a ladle
GB2255983A (en) * 1991-05-24 1992-11-25 Mexicano Investigacion Stirring metal melts with methane.
WO2002077611A1 (fr) * 2001-03-22 2002-10-03 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Procede d'agitation d'une solution et cellule echantillon utilisee dans ce procede
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CN112626350A (zh) * 2020-12-16 2021-04-09 东北大学 铝锂合金熔体深度净化的装置与方法
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